in the Faculty of Engineering, 1998

LoN. 11 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws for the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. -

in the Faculty of Engineering, 1998

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30

(5) and ~l (6) of Ihe Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of

the University of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made

by the Board of the Faculty of Engineering in virtue of the powers

conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the said Act and which have

been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required

hy section ~7 (2) of the said Act

Citation and interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for the Degree of

Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - in the Faculty of Engineering, 1998.

(2)

In these bye-laws. unless the cont,ext othenvise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Engineering;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Degree of Master of

Philosophy - M.Phil.;

"I he Degree" means 1 he Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable fromJuly 1993 onwards.

Registration

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The Course is open to graduates who have obtained a good

Honours ctegree (normally nOI lower than a Seconct Class Upper Division) in

(a) Engineering; or

(b) Science / Mathematics; or

(c) an equivalent degree qualification as approved by Senate on the

recommendation of the Board.

Il-Kors huwa miftuh ghall-gradwati Ii kisbu grad tajjeb bl-Unuri

(norrnalrnent mhux anqas mit-Tieni Klassi Taqsima Superjuri) f

(a) I-Inginerija;jew

(h) ix-Xjenza / il-Matematika;jew

kwalifika ta' grad ekwivalenti approvata mis-Senat fuq lr-

(c)

rakkomandazzjoni tal-Bordo

The Course is normally open to graduates who have obtained the

qualifications specified in bye-law 3

(a) within the last fifteen years before applying for the Course; or

(b) if the qualification is older than fifteen years, produce sufficient

proof of their competence to carry out such a research degree, subject to

approval by Senate on the advice of the Board.

Candidates shall provide a recommendation by a member of the

academic staff willing to act as supervisor. The Board may lay down additional

requirements including the taking of one or more qualifying examinations.

Students who are allowed to transfer from an ·M.Phil. to a Ph.D.

course would be awarded the M.Phil. degree or the Ph.D. degree but not

The application for registration for the Course shall include the

title of the proposed dissertation and a brief account of it.

Dissertation Format and Presentation

Unless othenvise specified by the Board, the length of the

dissertation shall not normally exceed 50,000 words.

The dissertation shall normally be typewritten or printed on good

quality white paper on one side only according to the following specifications

(a) the size of the paper shall be A4;

(b) the margins should be at least 40 mm to the left to allow for

binding; at least 20 mm top. bottom and right with numbering on the bottom

or each page; text to be in double line spacing; and

(c) the binding to be in Art vellum or cloth (preferably black) with

stiff boards; edges uncut; 15 mm to 30 mm lettering (preferably in gold) on

the front and spine showing

(i)

the name of the student;

(ii)

the title or short title of the dissertation;

(iii)

the degree for which the dissertation is submitted; and

(iv)

the year of submission.

Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, etc., should be bound with the

dissertation, but if this is not possible they should be presented separately in

special folders or volumes and numbered.

A student shall be required to submit three copies of the

dissertation, one of which shall be retained in the University Library. another

one in the custody or the department concerned. and the third returned to

the st uden t aft er I he examination.